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The earliest iterations of Mother’s Day occurred in the late 19th century in the United States. Ann Jarvis created \u00a0“Mother’s Friendship Day” which sought to reunite families that\u00a0had been divided during the American Civil War. Jarvis had also previously organised a series of “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” which were established to provide better sanitation for both Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War.<\/p>\n
It was in fact the daughter of Ann Jarvis, Anna Jarvis, who first petitioned to have Mother’s Day as a U.S national holiday following the death of her mother. On the 10th of May 1913 the then American president Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring the first national Mother’s Day as a holiday where all Americans were encouraged to fly the flag in honour of all the mothers who had lost loved ones to war.<\/p>\n
Some of the earliest traditions associated with Mother’s Day include churchgoing, family dinners and the handing out of carnations, of which Anna Jarvis handed out 500 on Mother’s Day in 1908. The commercialisation of Mother’s Day only began roughly a decade after the first holiday was celebrated and started with greeting card companies producing cards to be exchanged specifically on the holiday. Soon afterwards the modern Mother’s Day gifts such as flowers and chocolates would also be distributed.<\/p>\n
Have you heard any of these interesting factoids concerning Mother’s Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n So Mother’s Day is happening this Sunday, but do you know where and when this celebration of mothers first happened? Read on for a brief history of this world-wide holiday and why exactly we honour and celebrate motherhood. Civil War origins The earliest iterations of Mother’s Day occurred in the late 19th century in<\/p>\n\n